/front-end-community

Resources and information about the Women Who Code DC Front End Lab.

Front End Language Community

What is this community for?

This is a space where women can come together and help each other learn and understand web development. We welcome devs of all levels and encourage those with more experience to help out those that are just starting. There's always at least one mentor/leader present to help you with best practices or to guide you through if you are stuck with a nasty problem! Every study group will have the following format:

  • 6:30pm - Begin
  • 6:40 - 6:50pm - Quick Introductions
  • 6:50 - 8:00pm - CODE!
  • 8:00 - 8:20pm - Lightning Talk (a quick presentation or talk) (if planned)
  • 8:20 - 8:30pm - Wrap Up

All events are scheduled via our Meetup page. We meet every Monday 6:30-08:30 pm.

What if I'm a first timer that's never coded before?

Check out our Guide to front end for first timers, that also contains information on how to learn about coding. Go through the recommended resources and ask lots of questions!

What if I'm a web development pro?

We super encourage you to attend the study group, work on a personal project or take one of the recommended courses to further your skills, help others with questions they might have, consider doing a lighting talk, consider being a lead!

Resources/Study Guides

Please refer to these guidelines.

Lightning Talk Possible Topics

  • Present an app you're working on
  • Tools/Editors that help productivity
  • HTML5 and CSS tricks
  • Bootstrap vs Foundation
  • MVC - Different JS frameworks
  • Node.js
  • Databases that work well with Javascript, like MongoDB and Parse
  • Networking/Internet Technologies

What do leads do?

Leads are present to facilitate the study group. They help find hosts, schedule meetups, come up with curriculum, and are also available to ask questions.

Can I be a lead?

YES! We are always looking for more leads and if you're interested in getting involved in Women Who Code in any capacity talk to one of the leads present!

How can I contribute without being a lead?

We need lots of help coordinating events. If you want to help out please let us know :)

Slack

The WWC-DC community uses Slack to keep in touch, share resources, and chat about all things tech. You can use Slack to ask troubleshooting questions or general questions about coding (in any language) and the tech industry. We encourge you to sign up here: http://bitly.com/womenwhocodedcslack (and read our guide if you need more help - http://bit.ly/slackguide)

Building Access

Certain building managements requires meetup hosts to let people in and do not encourage them being contacted. Please respect the policy, in case the location requires access to the building contact the group lead if information is provided, or drop a comment on the meetup page. We'll come and get you.

All Women Welcome

This study group is intended to be exclusively open for any who identify as women; we are transgender friendly.

Happy coding! :)

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